Todd Bowles: Bucs Have To Fix Bucs
December 28th, 2025
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
An attempt was made on the Buccaneers Radio Network to try to cheer up head coach Todd Bowles. Sad thing is, he didn’t really want to have anything to do with happy talk or possible playoffs.
Without saying so, Bowles suggested the loss today to the Dolphins and rookie seventh-round pick quarterback Quinn Ewers wasn’t really that the Dolphins won, it’s the Bucs beat the Bucs.
And until the Bucs stop beating the Bucs, playoffs are not on Bowles’ mind.
“We’ve got one more week to work on us,” Bowles said. “[Playoffs] is there for us if we want it.
“We have to take advantage of it. It starts with work, it starts with practice. … It starts with little things.
“You’re out of mulligans now. Here it is: It’s coming down to the last game. We’ve gotten in [the playoffs] different ways the past few years and this is a different way of going about it. We have to work on us.”
Bowles added, if the Bucs keep stubbing their toes, it won’t matter what Carolina does next Saturday or Sunday when the winner goes to the playoffs and the loser goes to Tulum.
“Bucs cannot beat the Bucs and still play the Panthers and try to win,” Bowles said.
December 28th, 2025 at 4:58 pm
Each of the last 4 games have been disgusting 🤮 even the cardinals game was
S—t. The Bucs were 10-7 last season 9-8 the season before 8-9 Brady’s last year and now it looks like this season is going to end in regression at 7-10 this football team needs a disciplinary head coach that will call out players and assistant coaches that are complacent and careless and hold them accountable.This team’s talent has been under performing for 4 seasons. This team needs an offensive minded coach that is going to work closely with Baker like Coen did to maximize his abilities. Regression is unacceptable, the head coach needs to Go, along with the loafers on this team.
December 28th, 2025 at 4:58 pm
Hopefully the rotten stench of Bowels putrid coaching will reach the nostrils of the owners and they quickly become sickened of the whole ordeal!
December 28th, 2025 at 4:59 pm
Fix?
In week 17????
Nah Joe, this team is broken
December 28th, 2025 at 4:59 pm
UGOTTABEKIDDINGME
December 28th, 2025 at 4:59 pm
YOU LOSERS NEED TO GO MEET A FRIEND OR A GIRL AND SIGN OFF GEEZ LOSERS THE GAMES BEEN OVER AN HOUR AND YOU LOSERS ARE SITTING HERE TYPING TO SCREEN NAMES CAUSE YOUR LONELY
December 28th, 2025 at 4:59 pm
deplorable ownership
December 28th, 2025 at 5:00 pm
maybe one win (next week) can knock us into a different trajectory…
trying to stay positive here 🙂
December 28th, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Bowles, STFU!!
December 28th, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Again, the playoffs are not there if they want it, it requires the Falcons losing either this week or next week. The playoffs are no longer solely in the Bucs hands, not unless the Rams beat the Falcons tomorrow, then it’s back in the Bucs hands.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Bowles just shut up. You have lost this team.
Do everyone a favor and just retire.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:01 pm
He Lost to the stinkin Dilphis 3rd string….GET HIM OUT!!!
December 28th, 2025 at 5:02 pm
Vegas loves this
December 28th, 2025 at 5:02 pm
The team has given up on Bowles. So have the fans. Fire his sorry Azz along with Every single coach. Rebuild the team with real players, not the current imposters in Bucs jerseys.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:04 pm
-Clean House including GM and Head Coach
-Hire Joe Brady
-Trade for Burrows ( a long shot…but not impossible )
-Trade Hairdresser Hot Rod Mulch to Sports Clips…where he can talk sports to a captive audience
-The organization is revived, the O-Line is healed and the young receivers thrive
December 28th, 2025 at 5:04 pm
The sad part is the Bucs didn’t beat the Bucs today. The Miami dolphins beat the Bucs. They controlled the entire game after the first drive.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:04 pm
Again, for as much as people are calling for Bowles head, the fact is, with just a merely middling QB play these last four games, the Bucs win all of them.
I was shocked today, vs a Dolphins team that was ranked 27th vs the run, the Bucs choose to have Baker throw 44 times vs 16 runs, and Baker responded with one of his worst games of his Bucs career with three turnovers and only a garbage time TD drive saving his stat line. To be clear, I said give the ball to Baker, only if he heats up would the Bucs have a chance if they made the playoffs, but Baker responded with yet another clunker.
One more chance, maybe. Assuming the Falcons lose one of the next two anyways.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:05 pm
Get rid of Bowzo
December 28th, 2025 at 5:05 pm
Resign you fraud of an NFL coach. Pee wee football should. be your ceiling.
BUM.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:07 pm
Lol. Meaningless hyperbole. Rinse, repeat. The professional, millionaires aren’t motivated
December 28th, 2025 at 5:09 pm
That whole interview made me sick
December 28th, 2025 at 5:12 pm
Baker should have been benched after the loss to the saints. You send a message to the rest of the team that it doesn’t matter who you are, you can be benched. We would be in the same position with teddy running the offense, but maybe alittle more heat under our butts
December 28th, 2025 at 5:13 pm
Bowles has to be already seeing the writing on the wall….regardless of the outcome next week
The Glazers have to fire him at this point because the majority of fans wants him gone
December 28th, 2025 at 5:22 pm
That’s even worse. We can’ beat anyone until we fix the 84 major problems before next weekend. Nice.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:22 pm
I feel bad for Todd. He sounds like he has given up.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:23 pm
Deeboooo Says:
December 28th, 2025 at 5:12 pm
Baker should have been benched after the loss to the saints. You send a message to the rest of the team that it doesn’t matter who you are, you can be benched. We would be in the same position with teddy running the offense, but maybe alittle more heat under our butts
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Well with as bad as Baker has been playing, no, there’s no way you bench him when you have such a terrible backup. Also the only chance the Bucs have if they make the playoffs, is for Baker to get on a hot streak.
But not having a legit backup is a huge issue. Lets say, for example, Baker was legit hurt and it wasn’t just people claiming he’s hurt after every bad play – what would the Bucs do? Bridgewater was terrible, put McMillan on the IR for nearly the entire year, and got rewarded with a roster spot, and looked terrible when he got on the field. He clearly should not be in the NFL.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:23 pm
Get rid of this Bum
December 28th, 2025 at 5:25 pm
Bowels is waving the white flag. He’s completely run out of answers.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:25 pm
Winny Testaverde Says:
December 28th, 2025 at 5:04 pm
-Clean House including GM and Head Coach
-Hire Joe Brady
-Trade for Burrows ( a long shot…but not impossible )
-Trade Hairdresser Hot Rod Mulch to Sports Clips…where he can talk sports to a captive audience
-The organization is revived, the O-Line is healed and the young receivers thrive
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Yeah, and trade for Garrett and Crosby as well! Great idea.
Also while I do have lovely long flowing locks, how did you spin that into me being a hairdresser? I forget how you came to that conclusion, but there’s no trades in the hairdresser game.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:26 pm
The Bucs need a new Head Coach and a new Defensive Coordinator. Wait a minute… It’s the same guy!!! Hire Steve Spagnuolo and he will hire a bona fide OC to replace Grizzard. And Spags can toss Charlie Strong as the Defensive Line Coach. The defensive line has been marginal all season. Strong took USF no where. Raymond James is bad karma for Charlie. And P.S. Jamel Dean is the most overrated CB in the NFL.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:27 pm
Fire Todd
December 28th, 2025 at 5:29 pm
Last game of the season and when teams are in playoff mode or playing spoiler and making vacation plans, a Todd Bowles led team is working on fundamentals hahahaha. That’s the Todd Bowles we know “Bucs have to fix the Bucs” basically saying what can I do.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:31 pm
Rod, we have Baker because of Bowles. Baker was Bowles choice, and still is. As long as Bowles is HC, Baker is his QB. So if you really want Baker gone Bowles needs to go first.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:35 pm
You can’t let this guy coach the last game !! the improvement towards next year has to start tomorrow !! letting balls coach is a total acceptance of low effort, bad discipline, and accepted excuses !! BTW does the NFL have a betting problem ???
December 28th, 2025 at 5:36 pm
Bowles
December 28th, 2025 at 5:38 pm
For Bowles to continue spewing the same drivel………….
December 28th, 2025 at 5:38 pm
Fire the Glazers !
December 28th, 2025 at 5:43 pm
OUT with this BUM!
December 28th, 2025 at 5:43 pm
Hodad Says:
December 28th, 2025 at 5:31 pm
Rod, we have Baker because of Bowles. Baker was Bowles choice, and still is. As long as Bowles is HC, Baker is his QB. So if you really want Baker gone Bowles needs to go first.
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I agree that they’re a package choice. It’s why I said I’m not so sure Bowles gets fired even if the Bucs miss the playoffs. What hot coaching prospect is going to want to come in and be stuck with a QB for a year on a huge deal who is coming off a massive losing streak and just got their coach fired?
But, with that said, with as lifeless as the Bucs looked today – if they lose next week, I do think the Glazers will make the move to fire Bowles. But who you get coming in? I’m not sure. I’d think a new coach means a full rebuild – maybe you do draft someone (no idea who that is) and sit them for a year perhaps.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:46 pm
EVERY team beats itself. The good teams are ones that play on fire so that they can overcome those things. And then no one ever talks about those mistakes.
This coach is just full of silly stupid outdated paradigms. Next he’ll say they lost this game to Miami because they didn’t have enough time of possession. SMH.
December 28th, 2025 at 6:04 pm
Please lose one more!!
December 28th, 2025 at 6:17 pm
No way this team wins next week…even though Carolina got pounded they showed heart, grit, desire and no looking at the other teammates with confused looks on their faces.. this team is beyond broken…they’re like spoiled, petulant children(majority of them)… complete overhaul is needed, beginning with the coaching staff.. nothing they’re saying or doing is sinking in.. you can’t get that back… they’re done
December 28th, 2025 at 6:22 pm
LMAO here. Told says, Bucs have to fix Bucs. Lets start by firing you Todd. Thats the first and biggest start.
December 28th, 2025 at 6:24 pm
Fixing this trash starts with Bowles and Licht cleaning out their offices. Anything else is a complete waste of time.
December 28th, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Blah blah blah, i am incompetent, blah blah blah
December 28th, 2025 at 7:03 pm
Bowles wore the right sweats today. “Inspire Change”. Hopefully he will inspire the Glazers to make a change and fire Bowles.
December 28th, 2025 at 7:34 pm
This team is cooked. Mentally, just not there. The confidence, the trust in each other, the willingness to battle and grind through tough times, this team just wants the season to be over. You can see it. You could see it on Evans and Mayfield today. Mayfield needs to figure his $hit out I tell you. For as bad as the defense has been, Mayfield looks lost out there, a shell of himself. I havent seen this from a pro and god knows forever. This js the Carolina Mayfield that we DO NOT WANT. Wake up Baker, find your game already. It is pathetic how hot and cold this guy can be.
December 28th, 2025 at 7:45 pm
@Winny
That’s just funny. Rod with a captive audience is the perfect fit for the King of Quantity Commenting. Note QUANTITY, not necessarily quality, but I will not disagree with Rod’s Baker take. With that said, crap GMs pigeon-hole their teams with crap backup QBs. Jason built this house of cards and put a spaz in charge of maintaining it….hmm, wonder why it’s toppling?
December 28th, 2025 at 8:06 pm
Get a red bozo nose and two red tufts of hair, and it would fit the Bucs’ genius perfectly.
What a sham.
December 28th, 2025 at 8:30 pm
There’s some good deals on UHauls right now. That should cheer him up.
December 28th, 2025 at 8:36 pm
Surprise!!! Bowles blaming the players again for his pathetic coaching.
December 28th, 2025 at 8:56 pm
I’ve never been a Todd fan. In my opinion, it was BA that basically arranged this crap show of him being the HC. After the debacle he had with the Jets, he didn’t deserve to take the reins of the sports car this team was at the time. I’ll be glad when he’s gone!!
December 28th, 2025 at 10:05 pm
The Bucs coaching staff is playing pre season games the sixteenth game of the season. They don’t game plan, adjust, understand the capabilities of their own players, have no sense of who is doing what at any point in the game. Tucker and White having two touches each is lazy coaching. Nothing more or less. Everyone on the Bucs has become Todd during football games. Clean house Monday after the next loss.